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Notes written by Oskar Speck relating to his voyage from Rangoon

Author (1907 - 1993)
Date16 April 1936
Object numberANMS0533[009]
NameRecord
MediumInk on paper
Copyright© Australian National Maritime Museum
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Nancy Jean Steele Bequest
DescriptionHandwritten notes by Oskar Speck beginning: "Left Rangoon at 11 am. Encountered strong headwinds and had to land around 7 pm. Landed in mud and had to use some fishermen from the nearby village in order to move my boat from the mud to dry land..." The note mentions a tidal bore, being lost, stuck in mud and seeing a cobra.